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I used to spend 0 to about 12 hours in the shop per week...and then I retired from full time work, bought a CNC machine to add to my arsenal, and made it a part time (but fully legally setup) business and am out there more like 20-30 hours per week.

Keep in mind that of the very large group of folks who participate here, things range from "very occasional" woodworking all the way to beyond full time mid-sized businesses.

30 to 35 hours a week. Unfortunately I still work full time. I retired and then got the proverbial offer you can't refuse to work from home. Sometimes I cheat and take the laptop downstairs to the shop and multitask.

I retired and then got the proverbial offer you can't refuse to work from home. Sometimes I cheat and take the laptop downstairs to the shop and multitask.

hah! I did virtual office for 21 years with my employer prior to retirement a year and a half ago and yes, "multitasking" was very much in play many times. Not so much with the shop, but managing the family. It was a reasonable trade off for being available for a lot more hours than would often be the case for working in a formal office and I was successful enough to retire at 60.

I was going to retire at 60 as well, but that was in 2008 - and I started over. But the single best thing I ever did to increase time in the shop was to quit watching any TV. Nothing. (except of course for Blackhawks games - I mean, there's giving up TV, and then there's complete foolishness)